Comments by "Okie" (@okie9025) on "10 regrets of experienced programmers" video.

  1. I love C, but I also love Java, and JS on the frontend. However, I hate Rust, and I don't really like C#, Python, or JS on the backend. Notice how what I said holds literally no value to anybody but myself? Exactly. You should use the appropriate tools for the job of course, but always remember that what you consider the best language, or the language you are most productive in, is always literal trash to someone else.
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  2. Nikola Tesla: "If I was paid more, I would've pretended to notice the CVE you introduced in this PR. Having said that, LGTM!"
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  3. Being a programmer is similar to being an engineer, but not at all identical. As an engineer, your goal should be to build something as cheaply as possible. This is why simple tools and "if it ain't broken don't fix it" prevail. As a programmer, your goal is to build something as cheap, maintainable, and efficient as possible, in the shortest amount of time. You are forced to strive for perfection in basically every scenario, which is why simple tools will never be enough.
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  4. ​ @urnoob5528  As an *engineer*, it's your job to solve problems *cheaply*. Whether it's the best solution, whether it will last long, or if it can easily be built upon, is not a concern in the majority of cases. If you can't realize this, then you are most likely a hobbyist who does things for themselves for the purpose of having fun. This is not how things are done in the real world. The age old phrase goes "Any idiot can build a bridge that stands, but it takes an engineer to build a bridge that barely stands". But as a *programmer*, it isn't so simple, and it can't be solved in a simple way using simple tools. This comparison between programmers ("software engineers") and regular engineers (mechanical, electrical, civil, etc.) is the cause of the problem - everyone thinks programming is so simple and that everyone can do it using basic shit. You need to think about the future, a program is not something you make once "perfectly" then let go, it's a process that lasts years and is almost never "done".
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  5. ​ @AnimeZone247  I don't like PascalCase and I don't like the fact that the entire language is not standalone but integrated into the .NET framework which is entirely managed by MS. If the same was true for Java, that would be like Java was integrated into Oracle's own internal environment and stdlib and you couldn't use Java without also using Oracle's stuff. Or like always being forced to use Spring when all you need is a web scraper or CLI tool.
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  6. My biggest regret: getting way too deep into programming. I wish I would've realized sooner that the people who go to a coding camp for 3 months then get a job as a programmer are literally taking the smartest path to a high paying job. I'm currently consumed by programming too much and I fear that could cause me to hate it.
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